Claudiu Toma, Owner of Atlanta Hardwood Flooring Company Classy Flooring ATL, Holds Three NWFA Certifications

The three certifications cover advising homeowners, installing wood floors, and sanding and finishing them, across metro Atlanta and North Georgia.

ATLANTA, GA, UNITED STATES, November 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Claudiu Toma, owner of Atlanta hardwood flooring company Classy Flooring ATL, holds three certifications from the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA): NWFA Certified Installer, Certified Sand & Finisher and Certified Sales Advisor. Issued in 2026, the three certifications cover the main parts of a wood floor project: advising the homeowner, installing the floor, and sanding and finishing it.

“In the trades, we learn by doing, and that experience matters. Formal training has been the most valuable investment I’ve made in my work. I come home from every course with something I use on the very next job, and I’ll keep learning as long as I work,” said Claudiu Toma.

NWFA, an international not-for-profit trade association for the wood flooring industry, publishes technical guidelines for installing, sanding and finishing wood floors. Its certifications are issued to individual professionals by name, so a homeowner can check the qualifications of the person responsible for the work before hiring. NWFA’s installation guidelines recommend that wood flooring be installed by an NWFA Certified Installer, an NWFA member, or equivalent.

Claudiu Toma’s Certified Installer certification covers wood flooring installation, including nail-down and glue-down methods, layout, and patterned floors such as herringbone. The same installation guidelines call for moisture testing on every job. Before an installation is scheduled, a homeowner should know whether moisture has been tested, whether the subfloor is flat enough for the floor planned, and what preparation the home needs. On Classy Flooring ATL installations, the flooring and adhesive manufacturers’ instructions govern first, and NWFA’s guidelines apply where a manufacturer is silent.

Sanding and finishing, the subject of the Certified Sand & Finisher certification, decide a floor’s color, its sheen and how it wears. Classy Flooring ATL sands and finishes new hardwood floors on site and refinishes existing ones, with dustless sanding on every job. Each floor is finished in a water-based system or a hardwax oil, such as Bona Traffic HD, LOBA 2K Duo or Rubio Monocoat.

The third certification, Certified Sales Advisor, covers advising homeowners on wood flooring. At an in-person assessment held before any work is scheduled, Claudiu Toma helps each client choose the species, the construction (solid or engineered) and the finish that suit the home, and explains how the floor will wear and what care it will need.

In January 2026, Claudiu Toma completed the NWFA Precision Patterns: Parquet Flooring course in St. Louis, Missouri. The course covers traditional parquet construction, including building the jigs that cut parquet pieces to repeatable dimensions. NWFA classifies herringbone and chevron as parquet patterns, and that precision carries into Classy Flooring ATL’s pattern installations, where the layout is planned first: where the pattern starts, how it meets doorways and adjoining rooms, and how a border joins the field.

In a 24th-floor condominium in Buckhead, Classy Flooring ATL installed about 1,500 square feet of solid white oak herringbone with a 7-inch custom border. The concrete slab was ground flat to within 3/16 inch over 10 feet, NWFA’s tolerance for patterned floors, and the herringbone was installed over 6 mm natural cork, the acoustic underlayment the building requires. The border is joined to the field with a routed tongue-and-groove connection.

In August 2026, Claudiu Toma completed the NWFA Precision Patterns: Medallions course, also in St. Louis, Missouri. The course covers producing medallions by hand, including medallion symmetry, mosaics and decorative wood inlay. Classy Flooring ATL takes on medallion work as part of its custom pattern installations.

Claudiu Toma’s NWFA certificates are shown on Classy Flooring ATL’s Why Choose Us page, and he is listed in NWFA’s directory of certified professionals.

About Classy Flooring ATL

Classy Flooring ATL is a hardwood flooring company based in Norcross, Georgia, founded in 2006 and serving homeowners, interior designers and custom home builders across metro Atlanta and North Georgia. Its work covers hardwood floor installation, custom patterns, brass and metal inlay, and dustless refinishing and restoration. Its projects range from high-rise condominiums in Buckhead to custom homes and estates across North Georgia. Every project is carried out by the company’s in-house crew, trained by owner Claudiu Toma.

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